• Tour: Mourning and Memory at Newton Cemetery

    Newton Cemetery & Arboretum 791 Walnut St, Newton, MA, United States

    Experience the historic Newton Cemetery, an important example of 19th-century rural cemetery design, and learn about the art and culture of mourning in the Victorian Era. We will see a variety of elaborate funeral monuments [...]

    $15 – $20
  • Horticultural Tour at Newton Cemetery

    Newton Cemetery & Arboretum 791 Walnut St, Newton, MA, United States

    This tour will take you along the ponds and streams of the Cemetery showcasing our perennial gardens. Come to learn about the Arboretum’s ecological diversity from shade gardens, and wetland areas, to pollinators. All ages [...]

  • Who Inspired Our School Names? A Newton Cemetery Tour

    Newton Cemetery & Arboretum 791 Walnut St, Newton, MA, United States

    Stroll through the Newton Cemetery and learn more about the namesakes of many of our city’s elementary and middle schools. Learn about their lives and see the final resting places of Dr. Henry Bigelow, Isaac [...]

    $10 – $15